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Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia appears to be the superior treatment for supracondylar fractures in the pediatric population when compared with IV opioids. According to a recent pediatric study, regional anesthesia for closed reduction and percutaneous pinning demonstrated superior pain scores throughout hospitalization and at home when compared with standard therapy. The authors also reported decreased opioid […]
Read MoreNitrous oxide has only recently been adopted in the United States to alleviate labor pain. Despite lower reported effectiveness for labor pain, the degree of patient satisfaction in women who received nitrous oxide is similar to that of women who received neuraxial modalities, according to a study described in Anesthesia & Analgesia.1 Although physicians in other […]
Read MoreMany patients with motor vehicle accidents experience acute musculoskeletal pain, which transforms to persistent pain in approximately 40% of cases. A study comparing opioids with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) prescribed for pain following a motor vehicle collision (MVC) found that opioids do not reduce the likelihood of developing persistent pain. In addition, opioids may lead […]
Read MoreAnaesthesia · February 15, 2017 Authors: M Miller et al Following the return of spontaneous circulation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, neurological dysfunction, airway or ventilatory compromise can impede transport to early percutaneous coronary intervention, necessitating pre-hospital or emergency department anaesthesia to facilitate this procedure. There are no published reports of the ideal induction agents in these patients. […]
Read MoreAlthough epidural anesthesia is considered the gold standard for postthoracotomy pain treatment, it is contraindicated in certain patients. According to a retrospective study by researchers at the Shizuoka Cancer Center in Japan, continuous thoracic paravertebral nerve block (PVB) is similarly effective as epidural anesthesia (EDA) for the management of postthoracotomy pain.1 Although EDA is considered […]
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